Now that the season is done and dusted...

[forward pass]

1. Who do you think was our best back ?
2. Who do you think was our best forward ?
3. Which player disappointed you the most in 2015?
4. Which current (Eels) player do you most look forward to seeing next year?
5. What one thing most affected our season ?
6. Was Watmough money well spent?
7. Should Semi stay on the wing?
8. Where would you like to see our home games played in 2017?
9. What should the maximum capacity of the new stadium be?
10. Do you believe the admin of our club has turned a corner?
11. Is Brad Arthur the ideal coach for this club currently?
12. How many games did you attend this season?
13. Are you happy with our logo being an Eel or should we look to change?
14. How many times would you re-watch replays of our matches?
15. What was your highlight of this season?
16. Lowlight?

 

[forward pass]

1. Who do you think was our best back ? Corey Norman
2. Who do you think was our best forward ? Tim Mannah
3. Which player disappointed you the most in 2015? Will Hopoate
4. Which current (Eels) player do you most look forward to seeing next year?
Danny Wicks
5. What one thing most affected our season ?
Injuries
6. Was Watmough money well spent? Not yet - but will be in the long term
7. Should Semi stay on the wing? No - centres for me
8. Where would you like to see our home games played in 2017? ANZ and Gosford
9. What should the maximum capacity of the new stadium be? 35,000
10. Do you believe the admin of our club has turned a corner? yes
11. Is Brad Arthur the ideal coach for this club currently? yes
12. How many games did you attend this season? 4
13. Are you happy with our logo being an Eel or should we look to change? It is silly but wouldn't like to see it changed
14. How many times would you re-watch replays of our matches? At least twice when we win
15. What was your highlight of this season? The win at Brookvale
16. Lowlight? Cowboys running us down at Parra

 

[Far Canal]

Since you put the effort to ask the questions, here are my 2 cents:

1. Who do you think was our best back ? Semi Radradra
2. Who do you think was our best forward ? Junior Paulo
3. Which player disappointed you the most in 2015? Tepai Moerora
4. Which current (Eels) player do you most look forward to seeing next year? Semi
5. What one thing most affected our season ? Injuries
6. Was Watmough money well spent? No
7. Should Semi stay on the wing? Yes
8. Where would you like to see our home games played in 2017? Pirtek Stadium
9. What should the maximum capacity of the new stadium be? 30,000
10. Do you believe the admin of our club has turned a corner? No
11. Is Brad Arthur the ideal coach for this club currently? Yes
12. How many games did you attend this season? all home games
13. Are you happy with our logo being an Eel or should we look to change? Happy as is.
14. How many times would you re-watch replays of our matches? Only when they win
15. What was your highlight of this season? Beating manly twice
16. Lowlight? Losing to the Cowboys on MNF
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[Joshuatheeel]

1. Who do you think was our best back ? Norman
2. Who do you think was our best forward ? Mannah
3. Which player disappointed you the most in 2015? Sandow
4. Which current (Eels) player do you most look forward to seeing next year? Moeroa
5. What one thing most affected our season ? Sandow
6. Was Watmough money well spent? Yes, great leadership
7. Should Semi stay on the wing? Yes for now
8. Where would you like to see our home games played in 2017? Win Staduim Wollongong
9. What should the maximum capacity of the new stadium be? 30k
10. Do you believe the admin of our club has turned a corner? Yes
11. Is Brad Arthur the ideal coach for this club currently? Yes
12. How many games did you attend this season? None
13. Are you happy with our logo being an Eel or should we look to change? Eel is great
14. How many times would you re-watch replays of our matches? None
15. What was your highlight of this season? Beating manly twice and the storm
16. Lowlight? Sandow's performance in game 2 against the dogs, killed our season

 

[^b0ss^]

1. Who do you think was our best back ? semi
2. Who do you think was our best forward ? Manu
3. Which player disappointed you the most in 2015? Sandow
4. Which current (Eels) player do you most look forward to seeing next year?Manu running off foran.
5. What one thing most affected our season ?Injuries
6. Was Watmough money well spent?Yes
7. Should Semi stay on the wing?YES
8. Where would you like to see our home games played in 2017?Doesnt matter
9. What should the maximum capacity of the new stadium be?Shrugs
10. Do you believe the admin of our club has turned a corner?Shrugs
11. Is Brad Arthur the ideal coach for this club currently?Big YES
12. How many games did you attend this season?None
13. Are you happy with our logo being an Eel or should we look to change?Happy
14. How many times would you re-watch replays of our matches?ALOT HATE FOXTEL SO DOWNLOAD THEM ONLINE
15. What was your highlight of this season?BEATING MANLY KNOCKING THEM OUT OF THE FINALS WITH SO MANY PLAYERS OUT!
16. Lowlight?SANDOW

 

[eel01s]

1. Who do you think was our best back ? Corey Norman
2. Who do you think was our best forward ? Junior Paulo
3. Which player disappointed you the most in 2015? Chris Sandow
4. Which current (Eels) player do you most look forward to seeing next year?
Junior Paulo
5. What one thing most affected our season ?
Injuries
6. Was Watmough money well spent? Not yet - but will be in the long term
7. Should Semi stay on the wing? Yes
8. Where would you like to see our home games played in 2017? ANZ (good final experience!)
9. What should the maximum capacity of the new stadium be? 35,000
10. Do you believe the admin of our club has turned a corner? Hope so
11. Is Brad Arthur the ideal coach for this club currently? yes
12. How many games did you attend this season? 1
13. Are you happy with our logo being an Eel or should we look to change? Never ever change it!
14. How many times would you re-watch replays of our matches? rarely
15. What was your highlight of this season? Every win!
16. Lowlight? Cowboys running us down at Parra

 

[ash411]

1. Who do you think was our best back ? Semi
2. Who do you think was our best forward ? Danny Wicks
3. Which player disappointed you the most in 2015? Sandow
4. Which current (Eels) player do you most look forward to seeing next year? Norman
5. What one thing most affected our season ? Injuries
6. Was Watmough money well spent? Yes, but we haven't seen it yet
7. Should Semi stay on the wing? Yes
8. Where would you like to see our home games played in 2017? A mix of ANZ/Bluetongue
9. What should the maximum capacity of the new stadium be? 35K
10. Do you believe the admin of our club has turned a corner? not yet, but it's looking up
11. Is Brad Arthur the ideal coach for this club currently? Yes
12. How many games did you attend this season? 4
13. Are you happy with our logo being an Eel or should we look to change? it's perfect as it is.
14. How many times would you re-watch replays of our matches? not often
15. What was your highlight of this season? Beating Manly
16. Lowlight? The Cowboys comeback, that one hurt.

 

[hineyrulz]

1. Who do you think was our best back ? - Norman
2. Who do you think was our best forward ? - Junior Paulo
3. Which player disappointed you the most in 2015? = Chris Sandow
4. Which current (Eels) player do you most look forward to seeing next year? - Junior Paulo i really think he can become one of the top props in the game is he stays out of trouble with the MRC
5. What one thing most affected our season ? Injuries
6. Was Watmough money well spent? No he was a bust IMO.
7. Should Semi stay on the wing? - Yes, why would you move our biggest strike weapon.????
8. Where would you like to see our home games played in 2017? Suncorp Stadium ;-)
9. What should the maximum capacity of the new stadium be? -35k
10. Do you believe the admin of our club has turned a corner? No, we are a still shambles off the field.
11. Is Brad Arthur the ideal coach for this club currently? Not sure but he deserves a season with a roster he has input too.
12. How many games did you attend this season? - 1 the game at Suncorp.
13. Are you happy with our logo being an Eel or should we look to change?Love it, we should never change it.
14. How many times would you re-watch replays of our matches? Our good wins it would be a couple, never re-watched our losses.
15. What was your highlight of this season? - Beating Manly twice.
16. Lowlight? - The Cowboys capitulation.

 

[Noise]

1. Who do you think was our best back ? Semi
2. Who do you think was our best forward ? Junior
3. Which player disappointed you the most in 2015? Hoppa
4. Which current (Eels) player do you most look forward to seeing next year? Semi
5. What one thing most affected our season ? Hayne leaving
6. Was Watmough money well spent? No
7. Should Semi stay on the wing? Yes
8. Where would you like to see our home games played in 2017? Anz
9. What should the maximum capacity of the new stadium be? 35k
10. Do you believe the admin of our club has turned a corner? f**k no
11. Is Brad Arthur the ideal coach for this club currently? Ideal would be des hasler but of what is available, yes
12. How many games did you attend this season? 4 or 5
13. Are you happy with our logo being an Eel or should we look to change? More than happy
14. How many times would you re-watch replays of our matches? None
15. What was your highlight of this season? Round 1 beating manly. All down hill from there
16. Lowlight? Throwing away 5 games where we were in winning positions. f**king losers!

 

[strider]

1. Who do you think was our best back ? Corey Norman
2. Who do you think was our best forward ? Junior Paulo
3. Which player disappointed you the most in 2015? Nathan Peats - just expected him to be better
4. Which current (Eels) player do you most look forward to seeing next year? Tepai Moeroa
5. What one thing most affected our season ? #38 leaving
6. Was Watmough money well spent? Yes - toughness rubbed off on others
7. Should Semi stay on the wing? Definitely
8. Where would you like to see our home games played in 2017? ANZ
9. What should the maximum capacity of the new stadium be? 35-40K
10. Do you believe the admin of our club has turned a corner? Not sure - probably not
11. Is Brad Arthur the ideal coach for this club currently? Yes
12. How many games did you attend this season? about 10
13. Are you happy with our logo being an Eel or should we look to change? Don't change
14. How many times would you re-watch replays of our matches? Maybe once
15. What was your highlight of this season? Beating Manly twice and Melbourne
16. Lowlight? Losing about 3 games in a row mid-season we should definitely have won

 

[oldmancraigy]

1. Who do you think was our best back ? Semi
2. Who do you think was our best forward ? Jr Paulo - in the games he played
3. Which player disappointed you the most in 2015? Hopoate - thought this was his year, and that he would revel at fullback
4. Which current (Eels) player do you most look forward to seeing next year? Moeroa - strong feeling he will take a big stride forward
5. What one thing most affected our season ? the Sandow drama - I think if we had been able to ditch him earlier in the year we could have snuck a couple of extra wins
6. Was Watmough money well spent? YES - made a massive difference to our forward intensity
7. Should Semi stay on the wing? probably, yes - he has shown glimpses of centre talent, but this season he was like prime Lote Tuquiri/ Big Del in terms of creating opportunities as a winger.
8. Where would you like to see our home games played in 2017?ANZ - although my inner fear is that we move there, average 30k plus, and scratch our heads about why Pirtek was built to such a small capacity
9. What should the maximum capacity of the new stadium be? 35,000
10. Do you believe the admin of our club has turned a corner? yes
11. Is Brad Arthur the ideal coach for this club currently? not sure - he has done a good job, he bleeds blue and gold, but would a fully committed Robinson, or McGuire done a better job?
12. How many games did you attend this season? 6
13. Are you happy with our logo being an Eel or should we look to change? the Eel sort of ties in with the name doesn't it?
14. How many times would you re-watch replays of our matches? too many times
15. What was your highlight of this season? the late Origin period surge to give us half a sniff at the 8
16. Lowlight? There were a few... Dogs game where Sandow just mailed it in Cowboys game where Sandow mailed it in defensively in the 2nd half and saw us get embarrassed Rabbitohs game rd11 we had it in the bag, but blew it. We win one or 2 of just those 3 games, and we probably make the 8 this season. [there were a few others we bombed as well]

 

[Bigfella]

1. Who do you think was our best back ? SEMI
2. Who do you think was our best forward ? Mannah ahead of Paolo because of time played
3. Which player disappointed you the most in 2015? Sandow
4. Which current (Eels) player do you most look forward to seeing next year? Foran
5. What one thing most affected our season ? Mismanagement by Admin
6. Was Watmough money well spent? Not especially
7. Should Semi stay on the wing? Yes
8. Where would you like to see our home games played in 2017? The best commercial result for the club
9. What should the maximum capacity of the new stadium be? 30,000
10. Do you believe the admin of our club has turned a corner? No. Unless BAD to WORSE is a corner
11. Is Brad Arthur the ideal coach for this club currently? Yes taking into account availability.
12. How many games did you attend this season? 7
13. Are you happy with our logo being an Eel or should we look to change? Happy
14. How many times would you re-watch replays of our matches? Most weeks
15. What was your highlight of this season? Round 1. It went downhill for a long period after that quite quickly. That and Semi's form which went to a new level, but still has room for improvement.
16. Lowlight?

Game v Cowboys where we not only slaughtered the win, but honestly didn't seem to try in defence. This is closely aligned to the attitude of Sandow in that and other games where he deadest didn't try at times. I can't really remember seeing that at NRL level before. Equal tie with the lies and propaganda that administration have displayed in trying to cover over their disastrous f**k ups this season.

 

[Twizzle]

wow, you guys really don't like Manly, lol

 

[Stagger eel]

1. Who do you think was our best back ? Semi Redrardra
2. Who do you think was our best forward ? Tim Mannah
3. Which player disappointed you the most in 2015? Chris Sandow
4. Which current (Eels) player do you most look forward to seeing next year? Kieran Foran
5. What one thing most affected our season ? Injuries
6. Was Watmough money well spent? Yes
7. Should Semi stay on the wing? Yes
8. Where would you like to see our home games played in 2017? ANZ
9. What should the maximum capacity of the new stadium be? 40K
10. Do you believe the admin of our club has turned a corner? No
11. Is Brad Arthur the ideal coach for this club currently? Yes
12. How many games did you attend this season? 14
13. Are you happy with our logo being an Eel or should we look to change? Eel for life
14. How many times would you re-watch replays of our matches?
15. What was your highlight of this season? I can't split the Souths and manly games early in the year
16. Lowlight? Sandow and the off field dramas

 

[Twizzle]

1. Who do you think was our best back ? semi
2. Who do you think was our best forward ? junior
3. Which player disappointed you the most in 2015? morgs
4. Which current (eels) player do you most look forward to seeing next year? peats
5. What one thing most affected our season ? sandow
6. Was watmough money well spent? nope
7. Should semi stay on the wing? of course
8. Where would you like to see our home games played in 2017? tweed heads
9. What should the maximum capacity of the new stadium be? 35k
10. Do you believe the admin of our club has turned a corner? cant get any worse
11. Is brad arthur the ideal coach for this club currently? definitely
12. How many games did you attend this season? zilch
13. Are you happy with our logo being an eel or should we look to change? eels for life
14. How many times would you re-watch replays of our matches? once normally
15. What was your highlight of this season? beating f**king manly twice
16. Lowlight? sandow

 

[strider]

wow, you guys really don't like Manly, lol

meh - it was just the only thing that seemed good - lol

 

[Forty20]

1. Who do you think was our best back? NRL - Corey Norman NYC - Bevan French NSW Cup - Vai Toutai


2. Who do you think was our best forward? NRL - Tim Mannah NYC - Alex Twal NSW Cup - Daniel Alvaro

3. Which player disappointed you the most in 2015? Chris Sandow and Will Hopoate are comfortably ahead of anyone else here. Both deserve to 'win' this gong. Elsewhere, despite giving him the benefit of the doubt for most of the season, Ryan Matterson finally wore out my patience at Wenty and moved into the disappointment column.

4. Which current (Eels) player do you most look forward to seeing next year? Junior Paulo. Statistically and anecdotally, 2015 WAS a breakout year for him but he simple never got the plaudits from the wider NRL that he deserved. Hopefully that allows us to lock him up for a bit less heading into next year where I think he will push for rep honours.

Honourable Mentions to Semi and Norman here. Semi does unreal things for a winger and still has room to grow while Norman grew up a fair bit this year having to shoulder so much responsibility. I don't expect them to click from Round 1 but a month or so into 2016 I am very keen to see where the Foran/Norman partnership is at.

5. What one thing most affected our season? Gee...Hayne's sudden departure, Sandow's tantrum, our injury woes and our long-lives struggle for an even look in from the refs - plenty to choose from.

I think it comes down to the injury crisis and Sandow in the end and I will plump for Sandow because the team showed a world of ticker in the backend of the season and had we played those games (and indeed all of 2015 it must be said) with a committed first choice half back we would have won quite a few more. I can not stand for locker room cancers and Sandow epitomised that.

6. Was Watmough money well spent? Off-field 100%. Having spoken to some of our young charges they all gave Choc a wrap on the energy and direction he as brought to the club. On-field he definitely started slowly but battled through injury to finally find something of a groove before succumbing to his wounds.

He certainly wasn't a marquee presence on the field but he proved he could be productive and in a stronger pack next year he hopefully should not be called upon to drive himself so far past the pain threshold - although it seems to have inspired guys like Moeroa and Takairangi to do the same.

7. Should Semi stay on the wing? I wouldn't mind seeing the club dabble a little bit here. Even if a move to the centres proves to be too much, just having Semi pop up on the right edge a couple of times a game could prove valuable as a mix-up option.

8. Where would you like to see our home games played in 2017? ANZ predominately but I am open to taking games elsewhere.

9. What should the maximum capacity of the new stadium be? 35,000

10. Do you believe the admin of our club has turned a corner? Football Administration - 100%. On the flipside, while I think we have made some steps forwards in the Front Office we definitely have PLENTY of work to do.

11. Is Brad Arthur the ideal coach for this club currently? Yes.

12. How many games did you attend this season? 14 plus the odd Holden Cup and NSW Cup games.

13. Are you happy with our logo being an Eel or should we look to change? Love it.

14. How many times would you re-watch replays of our matches? I always enjoy picking out great plays on both sides of the ball or pivotal moments in wins or losses. If the game is on again on Fox I will leave it running in the background while I do something else.

15. What was your highlight of this season? Will have to come back to this one but I particularly enjoyed the development of our pack and Norman.

16. Lowlight? On-field. the first loss to the Titans. Of all our losses, even the North Queensland comeback, that is the one that sits the worst with me. Off-field, the Foran debacle. Good god how did we get there?

 

[The Colonel]

1. Who do you think was our best back ?
Corey Norman

2. Who do you think was our best forward ?
Tim Mannah

3. Which player disappointed you the most in 2015?
Sandow

4. Which current (Eels) player do you most look forward to seeing next year?
Josh Alioai

5. What one thing most affected our season ?
Injuries to key players at key times. It caused issues with consistency and didn't allow for cohesion to develop.


6. Was Watmough money well spent?
Yes.

7. Should Semi stay on the wing?
I think he can cover our lack of a key centre if Hopoate leaves.

8. Where would you like to see our home games played in 2017?
Ideally Stadium Australia or the Blacktown field that GWS ditched.

9. What should the maximum capacity of the new stadium be?
35,000

10. Do you believe the admin of our club has turned a corner?
The key will be what happens next year and whether anything blows up.

11. Is Brad Arthur the ideal coach for this club currently?
Yes

12. How many games did you attend this season?
Wasn't worth the 8-9 hour drive unfortunately.

13. Are you happy with our logo being an Eel or should we look to change?
Stays

14. How many times would you re-watch replays of our matches?
Wins, a couple of times. Lack of them has made for the viewing.

15. What was your highlight of this season?
Our ability to score some away wins.

16. Lowlight?
Cowboys loss

 

[forward pass]

16. Lowlight? On-field. the first loss to the Titans. Of all our losses, even the North Queensland comeback, that is the one that sits the worst with me. Off-field, the Foran debacle. Good god how did we get there?

Yes - that Titans loss at home was a shocker. There were certainly a few lowlights to choose from off the field - the Foran drama, salary cap rorts drama , Sandow, Arthur contract, Hopoate contract, Drug testing swapsies, Peats Vehicle, Sandow ex-vehicle ..........my god - what a year !

 

[Hollywood Jesus]

1. Who do you think was our best back ? Norman
2. Who do you think was our best forward ? Junior
3. Which player disappointed you the most in 2015? Hopoate
4. Which current (Eels) player do you most look forward to seeing next year? Burrito
5. What one thing most affected our season ? Sandow being shit
6. Was Watmough money well spent? 50/50
7. Should Semi stay on the wing? Yes
8. Where would you like to see our home games played in 2017? ANZ
9. What should the maximum capacity of the new stadium be? 35000
10. Do you believe the admin of our club has turned a corner? Yes
11. Is Brad Arthur the ideal coach for this club currently? Yes
12. How many games did you attend this season? 16?
13. Are you happy with our logo being an Eel or should we look to change? Stupid question
14. How many times would you re-watch replays of our matches? A couple. Not heaps
15. What was your highlight of this season? Semi's record
16. Lowlight? Cowboys game